New York Goes No-Fault: What Does This Mean For Women?

Submitted by: Madeline Grace
Are no-fault divorce laws in the best financial interest of women? Not according to the study below.
In the late 1980s, several states set up task forces to study gender bias in the courts. For example, in Colorado, one section of the task force was charged with the area of divorce. It studied [...]

Is Your Alimony Modifiable or Non-Modifiable?

Your final decree of divorce may specify how much alimony will be paid. Does it specify whether the alimony is modifiable or non-modifiable though? If alimony is specified in the final decree of divorce and “modifiable” either spouse can come back and request a change in the amount of alimony paid.
The husband may petition the [...]

Dividing Retirement and Investment Plans During Divorce

Mistakes Made When Dividing Marital Assets
Dividing marital assets during divorce can be one of the most challenging and convoluted aspects of your divorce. It isn’t as simple as “I want the car, you keep the house.”  Few people take into consideration the cash value of an “asset” and in the end, end up with a [...]

It’s a Man’s World: Will Your Career Survive?

“This is a man’s world, this is a man’s world. But it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl.”
There is an old saying that women have to work twice as hard as men to get half as much. This may be true in some cases, but only if we allow it to [...]

Ask The Divorce Doctor: When the Ex Isn’t Paying

Editor’s Note: Erica Manfred, author of He’s History, You’re Not: Surviving Divorce After 40, writes a weekly column at www.wowowow.com.
She answers reader questions about divorce, everything from how to deal with betrayal, to surviving the first year, to dating again, to finding a new career. If you have a question for the “Divorce Doctor,” [...]

The Financial Impact of Divorce: There is More to it Than Splitting Marital Assets

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf
Is your divorce still in process? Are you worrying about whether you dotted all your i’s and crossed all your t’s – especially where the future for your children is at stake?
Here are several subjects – serious matters – that I had to deal with during my divorce and since. These [...]

Important Considerations: What would happen to your kids IF…?

Submitted by Delaine
This past week, Mother Nature unleashed her winter wrath up here in Calgary, Alberta.  We’re talking large dumps of snow and temperatures than hovered between -25 and -40 C  (that’s -12 to -40 F).  And though I’m accustomed to extreme weather conditions being a born and bred Canuck, something REALLY stood out for [...]

Her Ex bought a WHAT? I thought he was broke!

Submitted by Delaine
They’ve been apart now for three years.  Their divorce only became official a few months ago.  And I swear to God, no word of a lie, he has lamented over how broke he is ever since they separated.
But the other day, my best friend Hali, now his ex-wife, shocked me by blurting:  “Guess who [...]

Assistance For Low Income Single Moms

So, what do you do if you lose your job or your ex loses his job and receives a downward modification in child support? Single moms have many challenges. In todays economic climate it isn’t unusual for a single mom to be faced with financial difficulties. There are services set up for just such situations. [...]

Surviving Low Income Hell as A Divorced Single Mom

Submitted by Delaine
So I’ve finally reached the point where I’m not totally embarrassed of the fact that I’ve been living in Low-Income Hell since March; that’s when my ex-husband lost his job and my child AND spousal support went up in smoke – overnight.
It’s been hard.  REALLY hard.  I’ve laid awake many a night stressing over how [...]

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